What color is #5E3135?

#5E3135 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3135?

The RGB value is 94, 49, 53: 94 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3135?

The complementary color is #315E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3135 color

#5E3135 rgb(94, 49, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E3135 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (94, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 44% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#5E3135 color codes

HEX	`#5E3135`
RGB	`rgb(94, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 44%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.26, 20.82, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.26, 21.83, 17.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.357, 4.834, 3.966)`
Decimal	`6172981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3135, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5E3135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5E3135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3135; }
.text { color: #5e3135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3135, #5e4431); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5E3135?: #5E3135 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3135?: The RGB value is 94, 49, 53: 94 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3135?: The complementary color is #315E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.